Experience

AssayQuant Technologies Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Assay Specialist/ Manager

  • Dec 2022 - Present



Treeline Biosciences

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Principal Scientist

  • Jun 2022 - Dec 2022



Rowan University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Tenure track Assistant Professor

  • Sep 2019 - Jun 2022

  Research and teaching Research and teaching



UMass Chan Medical School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Associate with Prof. Paul Thompson

  • Jul 2016 - Aug 2019



Texas A&M University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Associate With Prof. Frank M. Raushel

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2016

  Conducted the recombinant expression and purification of phosphotriesterases from P. diminuta and Agrobacterium radiobacter. Performed kinetic pH profile, stability and metal reconstitution studies. Contributed to the mechanistic characterization of amidohydrolases from cog0402 and cog1735. Structure and functional studies of PLP-dependent enzymes yhfX and yhfS from E. coli K12. Functional analysis of E. coli PHP (cog 1735) and E. coli yhfW (cog 1015) using molecular biology, organic synthesis, enzyme kinetics, NMR, HPLC and Mass spectrometry techniques. Show less



Wesleyan University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Student

  • Aug 2008 - May 2014

  Conducted steady state substrate turnover and enzyme inhibition experiments to determine the substrate specificity of bacterial DD-peptidases using peptidoglycan-mimetic peptides. Performed synthesis and biochemical characterization (2D NMR and circular dichroism spectroscopy) of non-canonical cyclic peptides. Investigated the conformational basis of the substrate specificity of DD-peptidases using cyclic peptides.

• Teaching Assistant, Biochemistry

  • Sep 2010 - Dec 2012

  Conducted weekly discussion and help sessions along with exam review sessions. Graded exams for this course.



Orchid Pharma

• India
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Chemist

  • May 2005 - Jun 2008

  Chemical synthesis of various heterocyclic compounds including pyrimidine and imidazole derivatives as ‘New Chemical Entities’ (NCE’s) for inhibiting selective targets of inflammatory diseases. Coordinated and assisted in the scale up synthesis of an anti-inflammatory molecule. Chemical synthesis of various heterocyclic compounds including pyrimidine and imidazole derivatives as ‘New Chemical Entities’ (NCE’s) for inhibiting selective targets of inflammatory diseases. Coordinated and assisted in the scale up synthesis of an anti-inflammatory molecule.